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Week in Review: August 7

Nothing big has happened in the last few weeks but there are a few pieces of small news surrounding hollywood comic book optioning that will fill this post. Today bleedingcool wrote a post about Image’s series Oddly Normal, announcing it had been optioned for an animated TV-Show. Oddly Normal was originally printed by Viper Comics before a hiatus and a Image

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Word?!?! Vengeance #1 / Miss America

Miss America is a pre-Marvel character published in a variety of stories published by Timely Comics in the 40’s. Marvel being marvel has launched a new female avengers title, A-Force, where the storyline is based around the new Miss America, America Chavez. The roaster of the A-Force Team is She-Hulk, Dazzler, Medusa, Singularity and Nico Minoru (From Runaways). While the storyline so far

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Old News: Planet Hulk + Spider-Man Joins Civil War

One of the biggest comic book related stories to come out of the sony hacking and private e-mail dump was the revelation that Marvel was trying to secure the rights back to Spider-Man so he could join the cinematic Marvel / Disney universe. News this week has confirmed this – with studios apparently announcing Spider-Man joining the Civil War story-line.

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Word?!?! Apocalypse

When asked what the first appearance of Rocket Racoon is there are two possible answers, Marvel Preview #7 (1976) or The Incredible Hulk #271 (1982). Incredible Hulk #271 is largely favoured over the issue of Marvel Preview because its in comic form where as the Marvel Preview is in Magazine format.                 A similar predecessor first

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